The nations which neglect women’s all-encompassing role in all spheres of society, ranging from homes to other societal institutions, neither can bring up new generations nor do they can fully exploit the resources of production. Resultantly, people keep groping in the dark and remain grappling with numerous problems ranging from ignorance and poverty to healthcare issues, unilateral decision-making, so on …
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PLIGHT OF HEALTH SECTOR Undoubtedly, health has always remained a neglected frontier in Pakistan. The conditions of hospitals in Pakistan and healthcare facilities are substandard. A recently-released report said that Pakistan’s ranking in the Mother Mortality Ratio (MMR) had slipped from 147th last year to 149th this year. The government hospitals lack experienced doctors, technicians and the paraphernalia required to …
Read More »Mission CSS-2017, How to Prepare for CSS Exam (Editorial October 2016)
It’s October, the month when thousands of aspirants across the country will be submitting their applications for CSS-2017 exam. And, it’s the time when they are in need of precise guidance. Since JWT has always served as a true guide to CSS aspirants, this time again we have come up with a few practical suggestions that will help you in …
Read More »Test Your Olympic Knowledge
1. The first Modern Olympics were held in ______. (a) Munich (b) Barcelona (c) Athens (d) Olympia 2. The first Modern Olympics were held in ______. (a) 1698 (b) 1798 (c) 1896 (d) 1968 3. The original Olympiad was first held in ______. (a) 1776 BC (b) 776 BC (c) 1698 (d) 1896 4. ______ …
Read More »THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY, Celebrating the spirit of giving back to society
“Indeed, the men who practice charity and the women who practice charity and [they who] have loaned Allah a goodly loan — it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a noble reward.” (Al-Hadeed; Verse 18) Altruist, donor, generous, benevolent, messiah, philanthropist, humanitarian; all these titles become the recognition of an individual who devotes his self as well …
Read More »10 Longest Borders in the World
1. Canada – United States border: (8,893 km) Canada, the world’s second largest country in terms of geographic area, and the United States (fourth largest) share the longest international border between any two countries. Canada shares a land border only with the United States, while the United States shares a second land border with Mexico. 2. Russia – Kazakhstan border: …
Read More »Hanif Muhammad (1934-2016), The Original ‘Little Master’
On the day of 11th of August 2016, Pakistan lost its most precious gem from the world of cricket. The ‘Little Master’ Hanif Muhammad, the first great Pakistani batsman, who passed away on this date, will always be remembered for his monumental innings, both in terms of the number of runs he scored and the time he spent at the …
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For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editorjwtmag@gmail.com; editor@jworldtimes.com THE UNEMPLOYMENT CURSE Unemployment exists in all parts of Pakistan and it really is a curse. Reportedly, the unemployment rate in the country has reached to 8.3 percent during the fiscal year 2015 and the number of unemployed people is growing in the country day by day which has put …
Read More »Time to Bust the Myths about CSS Exam (Editorial September 2016)
The month of August ended on a happy note for CSS aspirants and hopefully September will also be a month full of good news for them. The former was propitious because in it the longstanding demand for enhancing the age limit for CSS exam has been, at last, fulfilled and the latter because the result for CSS-2016 exam is going …
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